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The Berlin Blockade 1948
The Berlin Blockade 1948
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General knowledge quiz until Berlin Blockade (Cold War). #modernhistory
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1
What did the USA fear in 1945?
Communist control of Eastern Europe
Soviet control of Australia
Communist control of USA
2
What made the USSR strong?
Having a huge navy
Having a huge army
Having a nuclear bomb
3
Which three countries joined NATO in 1949?
Yugoslavia, India and Algeria
Hungary, GDR and USSR
Britain, GFR and USA
4
How did the USSR encourage Berliners to fear the Allies
Compared the Airlift to a disease
Compared the Airlift to a bombing
Compared the Airlift to an invasion
5
What made the USA strong?
Having a huge army
Having a nuclear bomb
Having a huge navy
6
How many tonnes of food did the Allies fly in to Berlin each day?
100,000
10,000
1,000
7
The USSR launched the blockade of Berlin in response to what?
The USA, France and British zones merging
The USA blockading the USSR sector
The USA invading the USSR sector
8
Why had the USSR and USA co-operated in WWII?
To defeat communim
To defeat capitalism
To defeat fascism
9
What sort of war developed between the USA & USSR in 1946?
Civil war
World War
Cold War
10
How was Germany divided in 1949?
Into the GDR and GFR
Inot the GCR and GDR
Into the GFR and GCR
11
Where did the USSR wish to create a 'buffer zone'?
Between Russia and China
Between Russia and Germany
Between Russia and USA
12
Berlin is the capital of which country?
Hungary
Poland
Germany
13
Berlin was in who's sector of Germany?
USSR's
Britain's
France's
14
What did Stalin hope to achieve by blockading Berlin?
Controlling all of Germany
Controlling all of Berlin
Controlling all of Europe
15
When did the Berlin Blockade finish?
June 1949
May 1949
May 1989
16
How many Russians had died in WWII?
27,000,000
33,000,000
13,000,000
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What did the USA mean by 'containment'?
Surrounding USSR to protect it from fascism
Surrounding USSR to limit spread of communism
Surrounding China to limit the spread of communism
